Leading global development actors, philanthropists, and companies call for increased action and investment to ensure that women and girls are no longer limited because of their periods. by Thorsten Kiefer, the World Bank Water Global Practice, Procter & Gamble,...
By Thorsten Kiefer & Gerda Larsson // 22 November 2018 Originally released here: https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-menstrual-hygiene-management-matters-period-93852 Half the world menstruates for a significant part of their lives. 300 million women and girls have...
The world’s first feature film on menstrual hygiene releasing in cinemas around the world on 26th January 2018. The movie PAD MAN is the inspiring story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a rural welder from India turned incredible innovator and inventor, who certainly...
Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi’s attack on her government’s refusal to fund sanitary wear for girls led to a successful crowdfunding campaign, and prison “The only way I will stop is if women stop bleeding,” Nyanzi said, laughing at the notion that she should fear for...
“Girls with disabilities are subject to double discrimination, as they grapple both with being female, and having a disability. Because of this, they are even less likely to be able to access services.” Read this interesting article about how girls with...
“In communities all over the globe, young girls’ potential is being squandered because we are too shy to talk about the most natural thing in the world. To that I say: we need to push the conversation, mobilize policy making surrounding menstrual...
